Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-30
MIR. BLAINE AT SEA.
dents and scenes en- Board the
Steamer Ems.

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That il, ON an ocean voyaxe-rnci.
dents and scenes en- Board the
Steamer Ems,
Boston Globe Correspondence
BLAINE TALKS OF THE oKRNANs.
AT SEA, June "a bad day. cloudy and dull
bleak Worcester" blowed and biowed. and wasn't
tired at shutdown. People sat on deck for hours
wrapped in rugs, looking at the tossing waves,
which were as gray and cold as the cloud tent
above.
The Blaines did not show up at the o'clock
breakfast. They came out on deck Just before
noon, however, but they had no books with them.
The deck hands wrapped them up In rugs and
shawlS until they looked liked mummies and let
them doze in the lee. An ocean voyage was not
wholly pleasure trip to them. The raw east
winds blew through Mr.. Blaines whiskers, and
came cutting against his chalky cheeks without
calling up drop OF blood from his heart to defend
him. His face grew whittier and whittier until it
was the color Of nsh's belly, q dead, dull white.
IKE snow field on cloudy winter night Then
"You German people are a great factor in our
American States" said the man from Maine to the
captain: 'Now out in Pennsylvania where was
we called them Dutch, however, and do today.
Why can never tell The old New York families
are Dutch, but the Pennsylvania Dutch are Ger
.'You like them7" asked the captain.
certainly" was the reply; "yhey make the best
a successful State, you Know. The United slaves
Wen I0r US In the war, too. Very brave soldiers"
HE TALKS ABOUT KINGS.
Then the conversation drtfted on TO the German
ancestry OF England's ruling house. and Mr.. Blaine
thought the family had gone back, in vigor since
the days q George L The German professor took
up the discussion, and the whole history OF Eng
land and Germany for the past 200 years was gone
over, the names OF obscure princes were called,
and their deeds and misdeeds lived again around
up" In history. The professor did not have to cor.
rect him more than three times for an hour and {,
hall and then Mr.. Blaine stock exceptions" In one
'.My idea" said Mr.. Blaine, 'is that kings and
queens and all such rulers are tolerated through
knowledge such thing as king among men is a
kind OF slavery. 1t is wrong. / think 1t must go:
Still, II we must have kings for a few hundred
that they shall be kingly. England is bad off in
this respect. There is more OF king to Gladstone
than in all the royal family, am to judge peo-
The men listened and smiled and looked inter-
make an argument. Mr.. Blaine had won.
MR.. BLAINE sKAsICK.
June 10-'Oh, my gracious what night what
night" This was the talk OF everybody. A
fierce head wind, scuds OF rain and wild sea kept
the passengers from sleeping and made nearly
ans easa s
the ships physician; others called on the saints.
only fourteen OF the one hundred and forty-f1ve
cabin passengers showed up for breakfast. Among
II have been very i'll all night, said she, "but
feel better. Mr.. Blaine is very sick man. He
Will 80 hard with him. The girls are both sick.
II this keeps on don't know what shall do"
very small People nibbled at their toasted bread.
tasted their homlny and cofree, but did not seem
to care for Sliced ham. bologna sausage and other
1t was long after noon before Mr. Blaine came on
deck He was out an hour, and looked like q
corpse that had been resurrected by medical stu.
dents. He was nothing but q bundle OF wraps and
bandages. There were thick, loose boots, with
arctics, heavy trousers. big, closely buttoned
a big yellow silk handkerchief, over winch was q
light blue worsred shawl. and outside OF all was
pig heavy gray shawl. After he had sat down in
rugs, nobody would have known him. His wife
sat by his side and attended to his slightest want
The girls were absent.
Mr.. BLAINE DRINKS WINE.
When dinner was half done and the electric
lights were burning Mr. Blaine came in and took q
chair. His daughter came soon after. Mrs. Blaine
was not hungry: The food went good ways. The
appetites of all were bad, very bad.
"Here, will you not try a little vine?" asked
"W1ll it do me good?" inquired MI. Blaine. 81
need something that win do me good"
"Well, let me have some, then"
1t Will always be question among historians
whether MI. Blaine would have taken that wine
would not have done 1t II Joe Manly had been
there But both were away, and Mr.. Blaine took
the wine. MI. Blaine held out his glass about one
third fun OF ice water, and the waiter filled 1t up
With port. The man from Maine put 1t TO his lips
slipped 1t q moment and drained 1t to the ice.
THE MISSES BLAINE SERVED WITH WINE.
I" 1t Is very good wine said he, with the tone OF
A-S-r
addressing himself to the captain.
"Oh, yes, and very much OF 1t, too. Here, Karl,
bring MIR. Blaine some more wtne." But Mr..
Blaine would nd. have no 70. more s
to wine, looked at their glasses and then at each
other and laughed 1t was sinful. they knew, but
no better than he. They tasted and gave little
is man under the bed. They slipped again,
faced. 1t was no use. They had been too well ed
ucated.
1--WE are going to our room now. father" said
II with 60 with you;" and they left together.
It had been an eventrul day in the life of Mr..
Blaine. He had been seasick and taken wine.
COLD DAY FOR EVERYBODY.
June 11-Cold, very cold. A sky as heavy and
dull as old lead pipe asea that snarled and showed
Its eeth like Gagged hyena. A very disagreeable
day, that went through wraps and overcoats that
made the hands and feet prtckle and then grow
Sesd
was a bad day. On deck the thermometer regis.
tered 81 degrees Fahrenheit at O'Clock 1t rallied
a bit toward noon and then relapsed and sunk rap
Idly to freezing point.
Please remember this Is June IL
THE BLAINKS AT HORSES BURIAL.
One OF three fine carriage horses that were going
over to England TO help set on the charms OF no
bihty died last night The funeral occurred at
noon. IL was very simple, transformations AFFAIR.
The remains were dressed in q black garment of
hOrSehatr that fitted well The bearers were two
OraWny Seamen and tackle. The interment was
In that great and ancient cemetery where kings
and queens and jewels rest side by side with the
millions who 'go down TO sea tn ships"
In the deep and songful Atlantic.
among them Hon. Jas. @. Blaine. He did not IKE |
the weather, and, after walking across the deck
dozen times or so, went below.
Mr.. Blaine Is better. The voyage agrees with
him. His step is hMer, his eyes brighter and his
mouth has lost that pursey" droOp OF old age. He
Ii q new man. |
BLAINE TALKS ON GOVERNMENT
At the dinner table to-night he and the professor
began to talk about the policy and management
Of governments. The professor thought the United
States had been rather grasptng In the way Il had
acquired land. 10 never let 60 OF what It had once
obtained. MI. Blaine rallied to the defense OF his
country manfully, drawing on his vast storehouse
Of history TO clinch his reasoninga He was mas
ter OF the field.
OF the United States, said he, 1but think our
policy Of getting new territory has, In the main
been very wise. We got Texas for the purpose OF
slavery, to be sure; but we had IN ex-
cuSe for taking the land. because Texas wac ar